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9/11East German Propaganda and Advertising Film
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- Publication date
- 1958
- Topics
- east german, east germany, propaganda, advertising, christmas, konsum, GDR, DDR
- Language
- German
- Rights
- The state-owned Handelsorganisation of former East Germany ceased to exist; the film is in the public domain now.
- Item Size
- 53.9M
This 1958 film from former East Germany is a strange mixture of propaganda and advertising: While the first half of the film praises the general progress the communist country achieved during 1958, the second half advertises the extensive choice of Christmas gifts available at state-owned Konsum stores.
- Addeddate
- 2006-01-02 02:08:04
- Color
- color
- Ia_orig__runtime
- 2 minutes 18 seconds
- Identifier
- East_German_Advertising_1958
- Location
- East Germany
- Run time
- 2:18
- Sound
- sound
- Year
- 1958
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Reviewer:
fledermausi
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December 16, 2023
Subject: Idiotic comments
Subject: Idiotic comments
What electronic toys? The goddamn film is from the year 1958, they were lynching negroes, had racial segregation, eugenics laws and no electricity in parts
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of the USA then. When that film was made whole swaths of America were (as they still are) living in utmost savagery. We are not even talking about the Third World then. GDR or East Germany was pretty much on part with postwar West Germany (there was no Berlin wall yet), France, Netherlands, Austria (that was reunified just a year before), and a few other countries.
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grizebella
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March 24, 2017
Subject: Licencing
Subject: Licencing
Hi Georg
Is this film in public domain? Thanks!
Is this film in public domain? Thanks!
Reviewer:
PixelFrau
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June 20, 2012
Subject: silly comments
Subject: silly comments
My husband grew up in East Germany. Yes, of course they had toys and electronics. Things may have been a decade or so behind the rest of the West but they
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weren't living in the Dark Ages. Just like the West they had various advertising campaigns and this particular advert was obviously geared towards housewives.
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kt666
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September 19, 2011
Subject: PD
Subject: PD
Is this public domain stuff?
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sonnen
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September 20, 2010
Subject: look closer
Subject: look closer
I'm not in any way supporting either communism or DDR, but people could in fact bay toys and electronic equipment. If you look a bit closer at this film
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you will find toys, electronic toy traines, cameras, radios etc
Reviewer:
2muchtv
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July 30, 2007
Subject: So much of so little
Subject: So much of so little
Wow, what a reality check. As the film promotes the consumer options at the state store, you start to notice something is missing. Grab a few USA Christmas
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1958 items from Prelinger and you'll notice right away.
Where are the appliances, the radio, TV and HiFi audio gear? Toys and games? Bicycles, wagons, musical instruments?
Nope, it's clothing and dishes for Christmas, comrade...
Where are the appliances, the radio, TV and HiFi audio gear? Toys and games? Bicycles, wagons, musical instruments?
Nope, it's clothing and dishes for Christmas, comrade...
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